10 Fun Things to do on Halloween

1. Go Trick-or-Treating
2. Have a Costume Party
3. Watch Scary Movies
4. Watch Classic Halloween Movies
5. Go Out to Eat in Your Costume (Some places give free food if you are wearing a costume)
6. Pass Out Candy
7. Bake Halloween Food
8. Go Haunted Housing
9. Carve a Pumpkin
10. Have a Bonfire

Staff Reporter Maddie Wright

Senior vs. Freshman Poll

At what age does it start to become creepy to dress up for Halloween?

Senior	Freshman
“I think that there’s a middle age where it becomes creepy. Like 11-15 is creepy, but as soon as you hit 16 and up it’s ok again.”- LauraJane Skillern	“It’s never creepy! Because Halloween is swag and you should do it. Everybody should do it.”- Grace Faulkenberg

Staff Reporter Garrett Wertz

Kentucky Derby Pie

Ingredients:

• ½ Cup of Butter
• 1 Cup of Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
• ½ Teaspoon of Salt
• ½ Cup of Flour
• 1 Cup of chopped pecans (Optional)
• 1 Cup of Chocolate Chips
• 1 Frozen Pie Crust

Instructions:

1. Mix butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
3. Add salt and flour, mix well.
4. Fold in pecans (Optional) and chocolate chips.
5. Pour mixture into pie crust.
6. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
7. Let cool for 1-2 hours before slicing and serving.

Staff Reporter Shianna Evans

Halloween Riddle

Why didn't the skeleton want to go to school?
His heart wasn't in it.Staff Reporter Baylee Russell

How Much Candy Is Too Much Candy?

    If it is Halloween, there is no such thing as too  much.  Eat as much candy as you can finish and do not think about the consequences because this is Hallow’s Eve!! If you wear a retainer, maybe stay away from Double Bubble or Laffy Taffy, but there are certainly alternatives for you!! You do not have to go trick or treating to get candy. You could buy bags, or go to particular fast food restaurants in costumes on Halloween to get free food!

Staff Reporter Gabi Ritter

In my family, for Thanksgiving we all gather at one designated house, and usually someone from each side of the family brings something of their own. Now, you would think that we would end up with a lot of desserts or a lot of main course dishes, but we don’t. The way to solve that is have everyone check off what they are making or want to bring. In my family, we HAVE to have ham, stuffing, a vegetable, homemade mashed potatoes, a dessert(usually a pie or two), homemade rolls, macaroni and cheese, and most of all my mom's homemade beef and noodles.

What are some things you are your family do especially for Thanksgiving? Does your family have turkey instead of ham? What are the Thanksgiving essentials for your family?
Staff Reporter Camryn Bradford

Brownie Caramel Walnut Pie

INGREDIENTS:

• 9 inch pie crust
• ¾ C coarsely chopped walnuts
• 20 caramels (unwrapped)
• (1) 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 egg
• 6 oz. semi sweet chocolate morsels
• 4 tbsp. butter

DIRECTIONS:

• preheat oven to 325 degrees
• put pie crust in pie pan
• place ¾ C of walnuts in pie crust evenly
• get a medium sized pot and put the caramels, sweetened condensed milk in on low
• stir the caramels and milk until it is smooth
• as soon as you take the caramel mixture off the stove you need to place it in the pie crust over the walnuts(it cools fast and becomes hard to deal with)
• get a small or medium sized bowl (microwave safe) and add 6 oz semi sweet chocolate morsels with the butter until it is heated up enough to mix together
• in order to make sure the egg does not scramble take a little bit of the chocolate butter mixture and add the egg to it and temper it (temper: The goal here is to slowly bring up the temperature of the eggs without scrambling them)
• add the tempered egg and chocolate to the rest of the chocolate and there you have your “brownie”
• finally add the brownie to the top of the caramel mixture and pop it in the oven for 35-45 minutes

Staff Reporter Camryn Bradford

10 Haunted Places in Indiana

 

1. Indiana Repertory Theatre: A former artistic director would jog on rainy days inside the theater around the upstairs mezzanine. He was killed during his jog on a foggy day when his nephew hit him with his car. Now, on cold and rainy days, witnesses say you can hear the floorboards creak with the sound of the director jogging around the upstairs mezzanine.
2. Rockport Inn: The inn was built in the 1850s and was one of the first buildings to have glass windows in the area. An apparition of the wife of the first owner is said to be seen walking the halls by guests and employees.
3. Avon Haunted Bridge: The bridge is an old railroad bridge built in 1906. As the legend goes a mother was walking with her baby on the tracks when they fell to their death. Locals say that every time they would drive under the bridge they would honk to drown out the sound of the mother’s wails.
4. Whispers Estate: The estate has been featured on some TV shows. At the estate there are reports of apparitions, voice phenomena, jiggling doorknobs, tremors, unexplained smells, shaking furniture, and a vortex.
5. Roads Hotel: The hotel that was built in 1893 is said to be home to many spirits. Witnesses have reported shadows and apparitions of men, women, and children. There are also reports of disembodied voices, footsteps, lights that come on on their own, and doors that open and close or even slam by themselves.
6. Hannah House: This historic house is said to be haunted by the spirits of hidden slaves that were burned  alive in the cellar. Those that were killed were said to be buried in cellar after the fire. Witnesses say that there are apparitions in the cellar, hearing moans and groans, and cold spots.
7. French Lick Springs Hotel: This historic hotel is said to be haunted by its former owner Thomas Taggart. His presences is said to be acknowledged by mists in the service elevator and tobacco smells. There are also sounds of parties in the ballroom when there is no one in there.
8. Stepp Cemetery: This small cemetery has about 25 graves and has roles in many local Martinsville legends. There are said to apparitions and other sightings at the cemetery.
9. Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery: This cemetery is located in Greencastle and is said to be home to the apparition of a 1950s police officer. He is said to be sitting in the cemetery with a blue light and phantom dogs with red eyes. There is also said to be a cave on the property with many stories linked to it.
10. Paul Ruster Park Cemetery: At this cemetery that is located in Indianapolis, is said to have sightings of an apparition of a little boy that was said to be killed on the nearby train tracks.

Staff Reporter Allysen Brown

Friday Night Football

The theme for Friday’s away football game against Southmont is Green and White! Be ready to support our boys!
Staff Reporter Daisy Bennett

ABC Family’s 13 Nights of Halloween schedule

Night 1: (Monday, Oct. 19)

• 1:30pm- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
• 5pm- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
• 9pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 12am- “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”

Night 2: (Tuesday, Oct. 20)

• 4pm- “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”
• 6pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 9pm- “Stitchers” 2015 Halloween Special
• 12am- “Casper”

Night 3: (Wednesday, Oct. 21)

• 5pm- “Casper”
• 7pm- “The Addams Family”
• 9pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 12am- “I Know What You Did Last Summer”

Night 4: (Thursday, Oct. 22)

• 4pm- “The Addams Family”
• 6pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 8pm- “Hunger Games”
• 12am- “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”

Night 5: (Friday, Oct. 23)

• 5:30pm- “Hunger Games”
• 8:30pm- “Sleepy Hollow”
• 12am- “Matilda”

Night 6: (Saturday, Oct. 24)

• 7am- “Matilda”
• 9am- “ParaNorman”
• 11am- “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”
• 1pm- “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
• 2:30pm- “Casper”
• 4:30pm- “The Addams Family”
• 6:30pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 8:30pm- “Monster’s University”
• 11pm- “Toy Story OF TERROR”
• 11:30pm- “Hocus Pocus”

Night 7: (Sunday, Oct. 25)

• 7am- “ParaNorman”
• 9am- “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”
• 11am- “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
• 12:30pm- “Casper”
• 2:30pm-  “The Addams Family”
• 4:30pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 6:30pm- “Toy Story of TERROR!”
• 7pm- “Monster’s University”
• 9:45pm- “Hocus Pocus”

Night 8: (Monday, Oct. 26)

• 5:30pm- “Sleepy Hollow”
• 9pm- “Toy Story of TERROR!”
• 9:30pm- “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas”
• 12am- “Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie”

Night 9: (Tuesday, Oct. 27)

• 4pm- “Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie”
• 6pm- “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas”
• 7:30pm- “Toy Story of TERROR!”
• 9pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 12am- “ParaNorman”

Night 10: (Wednesday, Oct. 28)

• 4pm- “ParaNorman”
• 6pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 8:15- “Dark Shadows”
• 12am- “Casper”

Night 11: (Thursday, Oct. 29)

• 5pm- “Casper”
• 7pm- “The Addams Family”
• 9pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 12am- “Hocus Pocus”

Night 12: (Friday, Oct. 30)

• 2:30pm- “The Addams Family”
• 4:30pm- “Addams Family Values”
• 6:30pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 8:30pm- “Poltergeist”
• 12am- “Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Night 13: (Saturday, Oct. 30)

• 7am- “Batman”
• 10am- “Batman Returns”
• 12:30pm- “Poltergeist”
• 3pm- “Sleepy Hollow”
• 5:30pm- “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas”
• 7pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 9:15pm- “Hocus Pocus”
• 11:30pm- “Sleepy Hollow”

Info from ABC Family.
Staff Reporter Ally Brown